Economics, competition and academia : an intellectual history of sophism versus virtue

Donald R. Stabile

1. Introduction : markets, competition, and higher education -- 2. Sophism, academia, and Greek economics -- 3. Adam Smith and sophism : reaction to the endowment model -- 4. Virtue and early academia in the US -- 5. Academia and the rise of capitalism in the US -- 6. Corporate capitalism and the university as a business -- 7. Collegiate business schools in the US : sophism or virtue -- 8. Academia in transition : the road to sophism.

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Stabile, Donald
Institutions:	Edward Elgar Publishing (contributor)
Publisher:	c2007: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar
Subject:	Bildungsökonomik \| Economics of education \| Wettbewerb \| Competition \| Hochschule \| Higher education institution \| Wirtschaftshochschule \| Economics department \| Ökonomische Ideengeschichte \| History of economic thought \| Philosophie \| Philosophy \| Altertum \| Ancient history \| USA \| United States \| Kommerzialisierung \| Wirtschaftsphilosophie \| Geschichte

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (viii, 148 p)
Series:	Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-142) and index
ISBN:	978-1-84720-716-6 ; 1-84720-236-5 ; 978-1-84720-236-9
Other identifiers:	10.4337/9781847207166 [DOI]
Classification:	Hochschulen, Fachhochschulen ; USA
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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